scholarly journals THE ANALYSIS OF THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY LEVEL IN SELECTED EUROPEAN CITIES

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Ciaston-Ciulkin
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
European Union ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Expected Effect ◽  
European Cities

Transport needs have to be met through efficient and integrated usage of existing transport infrastructure and urban space together with actions taken in order to reduce traffic congestion by reducing the number and length of travels by car and reducing the demand for the travelling. The expected effect of these actions is the less noise, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The article presents the proposal of the indicator for measuring the degree of sustainable mobility based on the example of European Union cities. The presented method for determining the level of sustainable mobility has been inspired by different researches and it is based on a study of different sub-indicators used for measuring the degree of sustainability of the modal split.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.3455

scholarly journals City Logistics and Air Quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Radovan Slávik ◽  
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Dominika Beňová ◽  
Jozef Gnap ◽  
Ondrej Stopka
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Harmful Emissions ◽  
The Impact

The paper focuses on the impact of city logistics on air quality. The first chapter focuses on the EU's transport policy for 2030-2050 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The second chapter focuses on air quality in the Slovak Republic and the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. The aim of the contribution is to highlight the impact of road transport on air quality and air pollution as well as the need to reduce these harmful emissions.

scholarly journals Unintended Consequences of California’s Cap-and-Trade: An Examination of Industrial Electricity Productivity since California Enacted Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
James J. Tanoos
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Environmental Legislation ◽  
Cap And Trade ◽  
Production Rates ◽  
Gas Emissions

Greater American regulatory moving from federal to state governments has resulted in varying levels of environmental legislation and regulation. One example is the cap-and-trade system in California, which has been deemed a success in limiting greenhouse gas emissions as well as in earning revenue for the state. However, the coinciding production rates for polluting organizations has not been analyzed on a macro level. This study examined the air pollution and production rates of electricity organizations operating in California since cap-and-trade went into effect and found that since the legislation took effect, not only did production decreased slightly, but also, contrary to much analysis, the rates of air pollution from these organizations increased sharply. 

scholarly journals Estimation of the Non-Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory from Ships in the Port of Incheon

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8231
Author(s):  
Hyangsook Lee ◽  
Dongjoo Park ◽  
Sangho Choo ◽  
Hoang T. Pham
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Emissions Inventory ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
General Cargo

Nowadays, maritime air pollution is regarded as a severe threat to coastal communities’ health. Therefore, many policies to reduce air pollution have been established worldwide. Moreover, there has been a shift in policy and research attention from greenhouse gases, especially CO2, to other air pollutants. To address the current local environmental challenges, this research analyzes the non-greenhouse gas emissions inventory (CO, NOx, SOx, PM, VOC, and NH3) from ships in the second biggest port in Korea, the Port of Incheon (POI). A bottom-up activity-based methodology with real-time vessel activity data produced by the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is applied to obtain reliable estimations. NOx and SOx dominated the amount of emission emitted from ships. Tankers, general cargo ships, cruise ships, and container ships were identified as the highest sources of pollution. Based on the above results, this study discusses the need for long-term policies, such as the designation of a local emission control area (ECA) and the establishment of an emission management platform to reduce ship-source emissions. Furthermore, this study elucidates that significant emissions come from the docking process, ranging from 33.9% to 42.0% depending on the type of pollutant when only the auxiliary engines were being operated. Therefore, short-term solutions like applying exhausted gas cleaning systems, using on-shore power supplies, reducing docking time, or using greener alternative fuels (e.g., liquefied natural gas or biofuels) should be applied and motivated at the POI. These timely results could be useful for air quality management decision-making processes for local port operators and public agencies.

scholarly journals Sustainable Mobility: Interdisciplinary Approaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9995
Author(s):  
Henrike Rau ◽  
Joachim Scheiner
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Technological Means

The continuous growth in greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector has led to calls for a sustainability transition that is largely driven by technological means and supply-side measures such as infrastructure and vehicles [...]

scholarly journals Is eco-efficiency in greenhouse gas emissions converging among European Union countries?

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Camarero ◽  
Juana Castillo-Giménez ◽  
Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo ◽  
Cecilio Tamarit
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
European Union Countries

An eu Law Perspective on the Paris Agreement: Will the eu Consider Strengthening its Mitigation Effort?

Climate Law ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 182-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Peeters
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Temperature Increase ◽  
Paris Agreement ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Mitigation Effort ◽  
The Eu

The European Union is the only party to the unfccc that is a regional organization. The European Union’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, submitted on behalf of itself and its member states, contains a pledge to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, in pursuit of the general objective to keep the global average temperature increase below 2°C. Given, however, that the Paris Agreement aims not only to hold the increase ‘well below’ 2°C, but also to ‘pursue efforts’ to limit the increase to 1.5°C, one wonders whether the outcome of cop 21 may lead the European Union to a reconsideration—with possibly a strengthening—of the mitigation effort proposed in its indc.

Using Lidar Technology To Assess Urban Air Pollution and Improve Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Boston

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (15) ◽  
pp. 8957-8966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanina D. Barrera ◽  
Thomas Nehrkorn ◽  
Jennifer Hegarty ◽  
Maryann Sargent ◽  
Joshua Benmergui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Air ◽  
Gas Emissions
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